My Arc LE is flickering some.

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Orion

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I noticed yesterday that when I turn my Arc LE on, the light flickers some, dims for a half second, and flickers a little more. It does this with different batteries put in. What do I do?
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Bushman

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Do a search for AAA maintanance on the Arc forum section there are step by step instuctions on how to perform the roll crimp.
 

Orion

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I did the search. The fix is beyond my level of expertise. I'm afraid I would ruin it. I just sent off a letter to the Arc people about it. I'm sure it will be resolved soon. It's a great pocket light!
 

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Orion

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Okay, I've sent it off to Arc.

Now, my question is, how do I keep this from happening again? I appreciate the warrenty, I'd rather the Arc people work on new and exciting products rather than fixing my Arc LE!!
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Really though, do I need to do something to keep this from happening again?

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The 3.1 should fix this over the long term. All new Arc-AAAs are the 3.1 version.

The 3.1 version adds a "roll crimp" (discussed at length in this forum).

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Perhaps I'm wrong, but I thought that the one I had was, in fact, a 3.1 version. I didn't get it that long ago. Perhaps it was just a fluck occurance. At any rate, I greatly appreciate the warrenty for this product. I can't wait until my Arc LS arrives!
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